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Derby vs Port ValeLeague One 2018

Derby
Derby
FT
12
HT: 10
Port Vale
Port Vale
10/8/2022League OneLeague One · Round 14Pride Park Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Derby59%
×Draw23%
Port Vale17%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Derby
1.75
Port Vale
0.82

Derby creates 113% more chances

Season form · 46 home / 72 away

creates per match

Derby
1.76
Port Vale
0.82

allows per match

Derby
0.83
Port Vale
1.75

finishing

Derby+0.00on par
Port Vale+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Derby

Port Vale
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
016%
023%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1111%
125%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
307%
316%
322%
331%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
47%53%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Derby or draw
83%
Derby or Port Vale
77%
Draw or Port Vale
41%

Winning margin

Derby wins by 2+
34%
Port Vale wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Derby 1+ goals
83%
Derby 2+ goals
52%
Derby 3+ goals
25%
Port Vale 1+ goals
56%
Port Vale 2+ goals
20%
Port Vale 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Derby (draw refunded)
77%
Port Vale (draw refunded)
23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Derby at homecreates 1.76, concedes 0.83 · 46 matches

Port Vale awaycreates 0.82, concedes 1.75 · 72 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Derby attack 1.76 + Port Vale defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.75

Port Vale attack 0.82 + Derby defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 0.82

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 59%?"

Derby scores more
59%
level
23%
Port Vale scores more
17%

Derby at 59% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 59% does not mean "Derby will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Derby 1 – 2 Port Vale

Port Vale beat Derby 2-1 in League One on October 8, 2022.

The match was played at Pride Park Stadium in Derby.